friends don't let friends clap on 1 and 3.

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  • Опубліковано 9 гру 2021
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    Original video: • Rhythmic displacement....
    Performed by: Harry Connick Jr
    Song: Come By Me
    Transcribed by: Tony Williams
    Email: tonywilliamspiano@gmail.com
    Website: tonywilliamspiano.com
    faq:
    Q: how old are you / A: i'm in high school!
    Q: how are you related to jacob collier? / A: i'm not, we just have the same last name
    Q: how do you transcribe? / A: i use musescore for notation and 'Transcribe!' for beat marking, slowing down etc
    Q: do you have perfect pitch? / A: no
    Q: where can i suggest videos? / A: / discord
    Q: what music do you listen to? A: open.spotify.com/playlist/0zP...
    Q: why are some videos not transcribed by you? / A: sometimes other people submit transcriptions, most are commissioned from others who can do a better job than i can. i want to make sure you see the best transcriptions possible!

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  • @robotkabot7541
    @robotkabot7541 2 роки тому +12638

    He was not only good enough to smoothly correct the audiences mistake but he was also good enough to roll with it even though you could notice his pain

    • @truefilm6991
      @truefilm6991 2 роки тому +8

      @ummm yeah 100%.

    • @xPapi07x
      @xPapi07x 2 роки тому +1

      I was waiting for a post such as this 🤣

    • @calebhill9191
      @calebhill9191 2 роки тому +58

      I'm just shocked by the fact that they actually stayed on beat that long XD

    • @skrobie
      @skrobie Рік тому

      @moar cowbell can u explain your comment. Sorry I’m oblivious

    • @hughobyrne2588
      @hughobyrne2588 Рік тому +11

      The audience's mistake... you mean, the audience appreciating the music? Is the performer there for the audience's benefit, or is the idea that it's on the audience to be there for the performer's benefit?

  • @user-im8gv6eh2y
    @user-im8gv6eh2y 2 роки тому +17111

    i love how the audience has no clue and just keeps vibing to the 5/4 bar and afterwards

    • @coplepk04
      @coplepk04 2 роки тому +871

      That's the whole point of the video. He tricks the audience into moving from 1+3 to 2+4

    • @cole6122
      @cole6122 2 роки тому +348

      ​@@coplepk04 We know.

    • @user-im8gv6eh2y
      @user-im8gv6eh2y 2 роки тому +276

      @@coplepk04 yeah i get that, i just found their oblivious faces funny

    • @bananaboy444
      @bananaboy444 2 роки тому +105

      @@coplepk04 i didnt know so i appreciate u

    • @SilentAttackTV
      @SilentAttackTV 2 роки тому +29

      I love to eat cheese!

  • @jazzman92478
    @jazzman92478 2 роки тому +13250

    Wouldn't have it had been a hoot if the audience added a beat and began clapping on 1 and 3 again?? LOL

    • @tcrjazz
      @tcrjazz 2 роки тому +496

      I was waiting for that. They really tried when the band came back in, but couldn't quite manage it.

    • @khersy
      @khersy 2 роки тому +131

      I’ve done that, almost hung myself when I got home

    • @Isaac-LizardKing
      @Isaac-LizardKing 2 роки тому +389

      the audience is actually artificial intelligence and claps 1-3-5 and then back on 1-3 again and the band has an existential crisis

    • @shaunbrown5162
      @shaunbrown5162 2 роки тому +12

      Checkmate.

    • @WillBravoNotEvil
      @WillBravoNotEvil 2 роки тому +78

      I get the joke BUT CLAPPING ON 1 & 3 IS NOT A JOKE❗️

  • @AdamEmond
    @AdamEmond 2 роки тому +9667

    "the same but sloppier" is basically my mantra.

  • @MooPotPie
    @MooPotPie 2 роки тому +8251

    I once heard B.B. King do this same 5/4 trick. He got a big grin on his face before nodding to the band. The half of the audience that got what had just happened broke into applause. Brilliant!

    • @dariocaporuscio8701
      @dariocaporuscio8701 2 роки тому +161

      Do you think the video is aviable somewhere?

    • @drakep271
      @drakep271 2 роки тому +993

      Broke into applause, and then started clapping on 1+3 again 🤓

    • @MSAMultimedia
      @MSAMultimedia 2 роки тому +17

      Link the video!

    • @meru_lpz
      @meru_lpz 2 роки тому +9

      I'd love to see this too, where can i find it?

    • @O-sa-car
      @O-sa-car 2 роки тому +4

      Bump

  • @SterlingVelazquez
    @SterlingVelazquez 2 роки тому +7709

    Didn't notice what he did at first, but after watching it a second time and catching the 5-4 time signature for a single measure... that was beyond smooth

    • @thatguyalex2835
      @thatguyalex2835 2 роки тому +156

      This was impressively smooth. I also haven't heard any songs, let alone blues in 5/4 as long as I can remember, except for some electronic stuff in 2018. :) This musician got the audience to clap on the proper beats (2 & 4)

    • @SportyOtterPop
      @SportyOtterPop 2 роки тому +13

      Indeed-I caught that quick thinking too

    • @thechronicler7461
      @thechronicler7461 2 роки тому +11

      @@thatguyalex2835 hb Take Five by Dave Brubeck?

    • @thatguyalex2835
      @thatguyalex2835 2 роки тому +2

      @@thechronicler7461 Stevie Deez - Fivefor [Dubstep], Mewnlight Rose - EINAG [Electronic]. Those are the two 5/4 time songs I have ever known since 2019.

    • @thatguyalex2835
      @thatguyalex2835 2 роки тому +5

      @@thechronicler7461 Thank you for the Take Five. :)

  • @Supr2baboy
    @Supr2baboy 2 роки тому +4361

    This clip never gets old. His sly smile before he does it, the band in the background, and the obliviously entranced audience really showcase his genius.

    • @Wistbacka
      @Wistbacka 2 роки тому +35

      Really reveals how oblivious and without sense of rhythm the audience is. 😆

    • @Supr2baboy
      @Supr2baboy 2 роки тому +29

      @@Wistbacka to be fair, many European audiences don't know to clap on 2&4.
      But yes, group oblivion is a thing.

    • @SimonLausch
      @SimonLausch 2 роки тому +8

      "Entranced" ...if you mean robotic and bored like a low paid factory worker then I agree. Though I don't see any genius in tricking them.

    • @Supr2baboy
      @Supr2baboy 2 роки тому +5

      @@SimonLausch that's fair. Also, I have to giggle at the irony of questioning someone else's genius while misspelling "paid."

    • @SimonLausch
      @SimonLausch 2 роки тому +7

      @@Supr2baboy It was 2 am. I am surprised I was coherent at all.

  • @reecewilliams8542
    @reecewilliams8542 2 роки тому +5894

    For those who don’t get it, I didn’t understand the first time either, the audience is clapping on beat 1 and 3 but for the song they are supposed to clap on 2 and 4. The way he corrected this is at 0:36 he temporarily makes the song 5/4 time and adds a beat so that the audience claps on beat 2 and 4 when it’s switched back to 4/4 time, he does it seamlessly and that is a very impressive thing to do

    • @asmallphd9648
      @asmallphd9648 2 роки тому +151

      I still have no clue but thanks anyways

    • @1000dreams
      @1000dreams 2 роки тому +351

      @@asmallphd9648 Just count throughout the song and tap your feet, 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4 etc and you can notice the claps come in at 1 and 3. Then at around 0:36 you'll notice that you run into a hiccup because he makes the count go 1-2-3-4-5 just once before going back to 1-2-3-4 and when you adjust the counting the claps will land on 2 and 4 again

    • @nezkeys79
      @nezkeys79 2 роки тому +9

      @@asmallphd9648 lol

    • @weakw1ll
      @weakw1ll 2 роки тому +201

      @@crediblehulk420 or perhaps JUST the target audience

    • @shaniageorge962
      @shaniageorge962 2 роки тому +62

      @@weakw1ll The type of guy that needed the 5/4 beat lol

  • @hazleycarter8863
    @hazleycarter8863 2 роки тому +2933

    Harry said, "Not on my watch."
    Ahhh the power of an extra beat...

    • @dlsdyer9071
      @dlsdyer9071 Рік тому +4

      Heard that HCJ was studying to be a classical pianist but was bored so he switched to jazz to keep his brain going during every improvised performance. He IS the most underrated performance musician of our time.

  • @caleb_p_music
    @caleb_p_music 2 роки тому +7045

    Audience: *claps on beats 1 and 3*
    Harry: "I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move"

    • @jadedandbitter
      @jadedandbitter 2 роки тому +3

      Sir nose would be proud

    • @poundcayx
      @poundcayx 2 роки тому +1

      funny comment

    • @RYANWASON234
      @RYANWASON234 2 роки тому +6

      He turned the downbeats Into upbeats

    • @Meurth
      @Meurth 2 роки тому +2

      @@RYANWASON234 who are you talking to?

    • @leemsvg
      @leemsvg Рік тому +1

      ​@@Meurth hes probably just adding to it rather than correcting someone

  • @TheOfficerPerez
    @TheOfficerPerez 2 роки тому +5643

    Gotta love the drummer celebrating in the background at 0:42!

    • @akharder658
      @akharder658 2 роки тому +443

      That’s the best part. He represents all musicians watching.

    • @pochopmartin
      @pochopmartin 2 роки тому +228

      @@akharder658 So true! I literally burst out laughing in celebration when I saw/heard the 5/4 measure. What a legend

    • @pierfrancescovalente
      @pierfrancescovalente 2 роки тому +15

      @@pochopmartin me tooooo hahahahah

    • @MrMischelito
      @MrMischelito 2 роки тому +20

      Nice spotting!

    • @Wattchn
      @Wattchn 2 роки тому +5

      lool great catch!

  • @MrGuitaroo1
    @MrGuitaroo1 2 роки тому +1345

    The most brillant moves are always invisible...

    • @scandar812
      @scandar812 2 роки тому +16

      It’s actually part of what makes em brilliant. Audience is clueless

    • @LupeSunglass
      @LupeSunglass 2 роки тому +4

      So me failing my math exam secretly makes me brilliant

    • @Wontoe
      @Wontoe 2 роки тому +2

      Which is why I always blindfold my opponent when I play chess. But with an invisible blindfold of course, can't let them know they're blindfolded.

    • @JRCSalter
      @JRCSalter 5 місяців тому

      So invisible that even after watching this a hundred times, I still can't tell the difference between before and after he adds the extra beat.

  • @flyinggeovishapthatcanswim2377
    @flyinggeovishapthatcanswim2377 2 роки тому +1173

    For the drummer, this is the best and worst day of his career

  • @averyjohnson1248
    @averyjohnson1248 2 роки тому +2432

    Did... did he just force the audience to switch without them even knowing??? Dang...

    • @joecostello1624
      @joecostello1624 2 роки тому +151

      Well to be fair they didn't switch, he did

    • @Pow3llMorgan
      @Pow3llMorgan 2 роки тому +325

      @@joecostello1624 I bet a fair amount of them thought "wait why does this clapping business sound much better all of a sudden?"

    • @Paraselene_Tao
      @Paraselene_Tao 2 роки тому +78

      I see what he does now. It's at about 0:37. The sheet music helped me figure it out. He snuck a 5/4 in there 😁😁😁

    • @benclarke4075
      @benclarke4075 2 роки тому +44

      nah he essentially just waits a beat at the end of the 4/4, fills it in, then accents the next beat as the downbeat of the next bar

    • @Tabu11211
      @Tabu11211 2 роки тому +2

      @@Pow3llMorgan LMFAO 💯

  • @BirdmanDeuce26
    @BirdmanDeuce26 2 роки тому +663

    It's a little clearer in the original video, but at 0:42, the drummer throws his hands up in joy because he caught the extra bar of 5/4 "re-aligning" the audience's clapping

    • @makeshiftquartet3071
      @makeshiftquartet3071 Рік тому +10

      ​@moar cowbell Not pressure so much as the discomfort of feeling that something has changed. What they're doing doesn't feel like it did before and that can be initially "wrong." Change naturally brings some anxiety. Such is life.

  • @isamusika
    @isamusika 2 роки тому +1566

    I love to see words like “very messy” and “sloppy” written in the transcription.
    It’s what Blues Music really is, breaking & bending rules.
    Feel is king!

    • @user-pt4ic1qu5q
      @user-pt4ic1qu5q 2 роки тому +5

      Which rules?

    • @littlesnowflakepunk855
      @littlesnowflakepunk855 2 роки тому +4

      "lay back and dig in"

    • @littlesnowflakepunk855
      @littlesnowflakepunk855 2 роки тому +22

      @@user-pt4ic1qu5q the generalized rules of music theory

    • @VodkaSelekta
      @VodkaSelekta 2 роки тому +3

      @@littlesnowflakepunk855 I would say they're not rules as such, just pointers in the right direction. You can choose to go the other direction if you want.

    • @littlesnowflakepunk855
      @littlesnowflakepunk855 2 роки тому +19

      @@VodkaSelekta That's a very Blues way of thinking. Prior to the blues and jazz they were laws to be obeyed.

  • @ernestovillafanecalvo9
    @ernestovillafanecalvo9 2 роки тому +104

    The people before the 5/4: :D
    The peofle after the 5/4: :D

    • @shamdogg
      @shamdogg 2 місяці тому +2

      lmao. not a care in the world, just vibes

  • @tom_something
    @tom_something 2 роки тому +795

    Whenever someone posts a new video of this, I have to go watch it. So impressive.
    Also, despite clapping on 1 and 3--a blatant faux pas--that's one of the tightest large-group claps I think I've ever heard. Usually they tend to be all, "Schlacksh! Schlacksh! Schlacksh!" but these claps are all "Flackh! Flackh! Flackh!"

    • @taylortisaac
      @taylortisaac 2 роки тому +127

      Haha I thought the same thing. Great onomatopoeias btw

    • @SPrescott2611
      @SPrescott2611 2 роки тому +68

      I have never read anything as accurate as those two particular words you just made up.
      Spot on!!

    • @tfofurn
      @tfofurn 2 роки тому +28

      Walking back to the dorm after college orchestra rehearsals, we'd often still be pumped up and singing whatever we'd just been playing. At some point we started using difficult syllables like "fna" and "sklee". "Schlacksh" would've been the ultimate power move.

    • @lilliaschlack6889
      @lilliaschlack6889 2 роки тому +65

      hey that's my last name

    • @stevie8271
      @stevie8271 2 роки тому +12

      ​yeah the claps sound like some shit u'd hear in the official studio version of a song lol
      @@lilliaschlack6889 also WHAT

  • @knux_youtube
    @knux_youtube 2 роки тому +547

    The 5/4 bar is, of course, awesome, but can we take a second and just talk about how great Harry Connick Jr is? Dude just shreds the keys every time

    • @vl3005
      @vl3005 2 роки тому +4

      I think that was the reason they switched eventually. Is that how the piece really goes or did he just improvise that to fix the clapping?

    • @bradyweed4124
      @bradyweed4124 2 роки тому +9

      @@vl3005 I’m pretty sure he improvised it

    • @DrVonNostrand
      @DrVonNostrand 2 роки тому +5

      Taught by the legendary James Booker!

    • @YIIMM
      @YIIMM 2 роки тому +1

      If you can manage to phrase it without having to resort to "can we just...?" etc. then absolutely.

    • @spitgorge2021
      @spitgorge2021 2 роки тому +1

      @@YIIMM its just a phrase, cop

  • @verbalbbq7976
    @verbalbbq7976 2 роки тому +527

    That was smooth

    • @pochopmartin
      @pochopmartin 2 роки тому +7

      The audience had no idea what just happened, but all of sudden it just grooved 😅

    • @SpencerWilliamsIV
      @SpencerWilliamsIV 2 роки тому

      Definitely *not* sloppy, so all wrong.

  • @OdaKa
    @OdaKa 2 роки тому +795

    My family used to unintentionally and ignorantly troll country bluegrass type concerts by clapping on the 2 and 4 instead of the 1 and 3 as is appropriate for that type of music.

    • @captainjirk9564
      @captainjirk9564 2 роки тому +64

      Yeah, 1 and 3 has its place for certain types of music

    • @capotthomas9719
      @capotthomas9719 2 роки тому +41

      @@captainjirk9564 It feels more natural to accentuate 1 and 3, even when counting while you're playing, but usually it sounds better when an audience claps on 2 and 4, that's how I see it.

    • @zarzaparrilla67
      @zarzaparrilla67 2 роки тому +44

      1 and 3 are kick drums and 2 and 4 are snare drums

    • @jaredkhan8743
      @jaredkhan8743 2 роки тому +68

      @@capotthomas9719 absolutely not in jazz. 1 and 3 will very much screw up ur feel. 2 and 4 feels more natural when swinging.

    • @capotthomas9719
      @capotthomas9719 2 роки тому +7

      @@jaredkhan8743 ok

  • @CreativeIsolation
    @CreativeIsolation 2 роки тому +149

    That was awesome. From the title I thought he was gonna correct them and start clapping on the correct beats, but no, Harry’s got class. He just changed the music to fit their clap. That’s a class act right there. No one knew they were ever wrong. They just had fun.

    • @dwaterson21
      @dwaterson21 2 роки тому +7

      Well, as much fun as that audience could have...

    • @TheCheesyNachos
      @TheCheesyNachos 2 роки тому +3

      it’s also easier since it was only him playing at that point, not takin anything away from the move tho

  • @eleven2many270
    @eleven2many270 2 роки тому +464

    That what I call a pro gamer move

  • @KentuckyFriedChildren
    @KentuckyFriedChildren 2 роки тому +686

    I'm suprised the audience can keep time well enough to clap in general.

    • @csturgis
      @csturgis 2 роки тому +39

      when you're in a school band, clapping is the bane of your existence

    • @espvp
      @espvp 2 роки тому

      😂😂😂😂

    • @nitsuasiwel
      @nitsuasiwel 2 роки тому +1

      @@csturgis hate it

    • @TheZigzagman
      @TheZigzagman 2 роки тому +2

      @@csturgis
      Don't worry, it's mostly just as bad outside of school.

  • @TheSurgePhoenix
    @TheSurgePhoenix 2 роки тому +240

    As a drummer I can never trust an audience to clap for anything because audiences will always do 2 things. 1) clap on incorrect beats 2) speed up

    • @josuegonzalez3660
      @josuegonzalez3660 2 роки тому +7

      I agree, people cannot keep time, when I play I do my best to tune them out.

    • @visualstudiosproductions
      @visualstudiosproductions Рік тому +1

      Honest question, why would that make a difference? What matters shouldn't be the space between claps, as that is the time? As long as the cadence is always steady, it shouldn't matter where the clap falls, it's just a choice, right?

    • @TheSurgePhoenix
      @TheSurgePhoenix Рік тому +11

      @@visualstudiosproductions The point is if they're trying to clap on the downbeat, but end up on the upbeat or in-between eighth notes, it can be more disruptive than helpful. If the space between claps was the same then there wouldn't be the issues mentioned in my original comment. Hope that answers your question!

    • @visualstudiosproductions
      @visualstudiosproductions Рік тому +3

      @@TheSurgePhoenix It doesn't... Like, I've seen musicians and people complaining about people clapping "on the wrong beat". As long as it's "on the beat", why is it wrong? I've seen videos where people are clapping the right rhythm, but the musicians add a bar to make them "align" with the beat they want, but I don't get the why. Sounds all the same to me. If they weren't clapping on time, it would be obvious after 1 bar that they were out of tempo.

    • @TheSurgePhoenix
      @TheSurgePhoenix Рік тому +7

      @@visualstudiosproductions It must be more of a musician thing. If they were really "on the beat" then the musician wouldn't need to add anything to correct them, you know? Its incredibly obvious to me but at the same time I've been playing music all my life

  • @Boxvoko
    @Boxvoko 2 роки тому +173

    My favorite part is the other band member cheering in the background

  • @seanfan1500
    @seanfan1500 2 роки тому +23

    0:42 you can see the band member in the background rejoicing the removal of the pain

  • @hannes1734
    @hannes1734 2 роки тому +206

    I know the pain. Even with a loud as heck snare backbeat, the audience never gets it right.

    • @Gitarrist85
      @Gitarrist85 2 роки тому +9

      It's as if some people try to fill in the gaps the snare leaves 🤦‍♂️

    • @M0butu
      @M0butu 2 роки тому

      Jazz (Edit: in this case Swing) remains a niche for a niche audience. 😁

    • @hannes1734
      @hannes1734 2 роки тому

      @@M0butu But almost all of modern western music relies on the backbeat?

    • @M0butu
      @M0butu 2 роки тому

      @@hannes1734 Listen to radio. How much of that music is 1/3, how much is 2/4?

    • @hannes1734
      @hannes1734 2 роки тому

      @@M0butu Quite alot of the radio music is on 2/4. A lot of music is also 1/2/3/4. In fact, i'd even argue that almost none of it is 1/3 because even in a 1/2/3/4, there are always some other elements that replace a backbeat. And come on man, everyone knows Rock classics like Living on a prayer, Don't stop believing, Don't stop me now, Enter Sandman and so many more that rely on 2/4

  • @audreytrammell1994
    @audreytrammell1994 2 роки тому +121

    My choir teacher shows us this clip at least two times a year haha. It's truly impressive how he can so easily add an extra beat to his playing

  • @LoraCoggins
    @LoraCoggins 2 роки тому +19

    That guy at 0:43 in the background raising his arms in celebration. Priceless!

  • @tonywilliamspiano
    @tonywilliamspiano 2 роки тому +158

    Hey everyone! This transcription was super fun, what an incredible performance by Harry Connick Jr. and a big thanks to George for the great proofread and for correcting some of the left hand figures. Hope I’ll find time to learn to play this one myself someday!
    And I should have known that “the same but sloppier” would become a meme 😂

  • @chuckporter9526
    @chuckporter9526 2 роки тому +16

    You can really feel the excitement from the crowd as he performs. Watch their faces light up when they realize what that extra beat did to their clapping.
    Jesus. You'd find more cheer in a graveyard.

    • @MyFavoriteDisease
      @MyFavoriteDisease Місяць тому +1

      If they had any feel for music, they wouldn't have clapped on 1 and 3 in the first place.

  • @iseetheendisnear2416
    @iseetheendisnear2416 2 роки тому +102

    Hearing a crowd slowly evolve from clapping on the off beat to clapping on the beat makes my skin crawl

  • @GreatUSTreasureHunt
    @GreatUSTreasureHunt 2 місяці тому +10

    Unless it's explained to them, literally not one non-musician in the world would notice or care.
    I am not a musician.

    • @clutchmatic
      @clutchmatic Місяць тому

      But it improved so much the swing feel of the song

    • @GreatUSTreasureHunt
      @GreatUSTreasureHunt Місяць тому +1

      @@clutchmatic Literally nobody can tell, unless they are musically educated. To a casual listener, there's absolutely no difference.

    • @TyrantVirus3
      @TyrantVirus3 Місяць тому

      Same. As long as they can stay on beat what does it matter 🤣

  • @VanessaMagick
    @VanessaMagick 2 роки тому +13

    Tim Minchin once just paused in the middle of his solo and went "Oh, you're offbeat. Wicked."

    • @TheJacklikesvideos
      @TheJacklikesvideos Рік тому

      the difference between a tim michin and a harry connick jr.

    • @Kyrelel
      @Kyrelel Рік тому

      @@TheJacklikesvideos Tim Minchin is entertaining.

  • @SeedRamples
    @SeedRamples 2 роки тому +28

    You have to channel your inner southern. He didn't say "Come on yo!" but rather "Come on y'all!"

    • @tonywilliamspiano
      @tonywilliamspiano 2 роки тому +2

      Shoot, sorry about that! I guess I was too concentrated on getting all those piano notes right :D

  • @Yakushii
    @Yakushii 2 роки тому +65

    "the same but sloppier" - That's the name of my band. We play covers.

  • @13part
    @13part 2 роки тому +84

    i saw this master move long time ago, thanks for the great transcription!

  • @davidmartin5145
    @davidmartin5145 2 роки тому +48

    The second coolest thing Harry Connick Jr. ever did, after The Iron Giant.

  • @ladylioness06
    @ladylioness06 2 роки тому +37

    The drummers' hands thrown up in victory when the audience gets on tehe correct beat is awesome

  • @sightlok
    @sightlok 2 роки тому +18

    I'm so happy he put in that extra quarter-note. 1 and 3 just hurts

  • @oscargill423
    @oscargill423 2 роки тому +63

    Am I the only one who was kinda alright with them clapping on 1 and 3 purely because of how swingin' the music was anyway right up until he switched them to 2 and 4 and realised how dumb I was thinking 1 and 3 was ever acceptable?

    • @stevie8271
      @stevie8271 2 роки тому +9

      yeah same, tho i think it's the tense energy the clapping being on the 1 and 3 gives the music, it makes it feel like it's building up to something bigger like one of those edm risers lol. i can't deny that when he gets em clapping on the 2 and 4 that it swings better, but i can't say that i HATED the clapping on 1 and 3
      edit: kinda gives it this halftime feel i kinda like ye

    • @NotThatGuy_YepThatGuy
      @NotThatGuy_YepThatGuy Рік тому

      You were not

  • @sleep9369
    @sleep9369 2 роки тому +28

    Crowd looking soulless asf

  • @holgerschafer4583
    @holgerschafer4583 2 роки тому +22

    This literally made my day. Although I am specialised in " early music" (Music before 1750) This was priceless. I was laughing for 4 minutes straight.
    Cheers from Germany!

  • @philswaim392
    @philswaim392 2 роки тому +74

    Personally i like how sammy davis junior dealt with his audience who clapped on 1 and 3. Hed stop the song and go "hold it hold it hold it no no no no...no.. no" and then teach them how to clap and start on the verse or chorus with them. He made it a bit of comedy and made the audience a part of the music

  • @matthewspaulding5998
    @matthewspaulding5998 2 роки тому +60

    A true friend

  • @timothylolcats8020
    @timothylolcats8020 2 роки тому +14

    the beginning where it’s all on 1 and 3 is painful to listen to 😭😭

  • @bossalicious6821
    @bossalicious6821 2 роки тому +6

    0:38 There he does it! What a well-executed maneuver

  • @ZipplyZane
    @ZipplyZane 2 роки тому +127

    I'm glad you did this one, but I would have loved it even more if you kept a single stave for the clapping, so we'd see it switch.

    • @robhulson
      @robhulson 2 роки тому +7

      But bro’s gotta flex

    • @Tabu11211
      @Tabu11211 2 роки тому +9

      Ngl that would have been hilarious.

  • @J75Pootle
    @J75Pootle Рік тому +4

    0:43 you can see the drummer celebrating as soon as he realises what happened lol

  • @paulomartins1008
    @paulomartins1008 2 роки тому +9

    As an absolute leigh man in the topic, when I got it I was mind-blown.
    That 5/4 was absolutely nasty.

  • @augustinoesposito951
    @augustinoesposito951 2 роки тому +37

    This man is absolutely ripping these keys and the entire audience seems completely unimpressed

  • @danielryan8089
    @danielryan8089 2 роки тому +33

    As a drummer, I swear to God, nothing bothers me more than people clapping on 1 and 3

    • @vipermad358
      @vipermad358 2 роки тому +1

      You haven’t played enough gigs yet!

    • @sitcomchristian6886
      @sitcomchristian6886 2 роки тому +4

      You must be the most mellow person of all time lol

  • @mingusbingus9829
    @mingusbingus9829 2 роки тому +8

    Lol rewatched this so many times just to see the drummer rejoice when it’s finally on 2 and 4

  • @emanuelemarchisio3818
    @emanuelemarchisio3818 2 роки тому +9

    That is smooth! I love how the groove changes when the beat is "fixed"

  • @BD-yl5mh
    @BD-yl5mh 2 роки тому +6

    I physically can’t clap on 1 and 3. Without even meaning to I’ve found myself clapping on “the offbeat” relative to an audience that’s clapping, momentarily thought there’s something wrong with me, and then realised what’s going on and been a little bit happy with my subconscious

    • @kellyezebra
      @kellyezebra 2 роки тому

      Same! I love live music but it’s so much pain listening to the rest of the crowd be wrong!

  • @JeremyEllwood
    @JeremyEllwood 2 роки тому +6

    Oh shit. I see what you did there.
    I was counting along and... the crowd never knew they switched their shit.

  • @danebultemeier6639
    @danebultemeier6639 2 роки тому +10

    Maybe I’m just bad at detecting rhythm changes, but I can’t get over how seamless this is.

    • @MrMikopi
      @MrMikopi Рік тому +1

      I've watched this hundred times, listened to the original song. Still can't figure some stuff out. I wish I had some brain

    • @HolidayInGuantanamo
      @HolidayInGuantanamo Місяць тому

      Sitting here trying to see whats wrong with me because it seems to subtle to me. But yes, it just feels right after he does the correction.

  • @Yue117
    @Yue117 2 роки тому +5

    Those claps are just painfull, pure pain

    • @tweer64
      @tweer64 2 роки тому

      Clap on all 4 beats.

  • @MattsInTheBelfry
    @MattsInTheBelfry 2 роки тому +26

    Knew this as "Harry Connick Jr trolls the audience"

    • @johngleich1379
      @johngleich1379 2 роки тому +7

      Trolls... or fixes...

    • @boggeshzahim3713
      @boggeshzahim3713 2 роки тому +1

      Yup, kinda yikes to just see this re-uploaded like this

    • @karloswald1943
      @karloswald1943 2 роки тому +8

      @@boggeshzahim3713 bro he literally transcribed it

    • @OdaKa
      @OdaKa 2 роки тому +4

      @@boggeshzahim3713 I guess you missed the big as white and black thing at the bottom of the video which shows the sheet music transcription of what he's playing? This yikes kinda physically hurts just a little bit.

    • @barmacidic2257
      @barmacidic2257 2 роки тому +4

      @@boggeshzahim3713 kinda yikes how you missed the transcription that takes up the bottom half of the video.

  • @monkyman404
    @monkyman404 2 роки тому +9

    I have a Jackson Browne bootleg of a solo show in a European country and they are clapping along, but very sloppily or on the 1 and 3. He stops the show and says something like 'If you want to see a grown man cry, then keep clapping like that.' Also the piano was tuned down a WHOLE STEP. I know people get older and can't hit the notes the could when they were young, but I was trying to play along and had to use the transpose key on my digital piano to get there. Still an awesome show. I wish I had seen him more when we were both younger...

    • @sitcomchristian6886
      @sitcomchristian6886 2 роки тому

      Eh, that kinda rubs me the wrong way. The audience is probably mostly non-musicians, and they were just enjoying the music. To stop everything and put them down kind of throws cold water on everything.

  • @conradsilio6082
    @conradsilio6082 2 роки тому +28

    had to watch it twice to notice, but holy fuck that was smooth

  • @chrissugg968
    @chrissugg968 6 місяців тому +2

    I love the little cheer from the dummer behind him as he realises he's done it.

  • @joshpianomanmckeown
    @joshpianomanmckeown 2 роки тому

    i have been looking for a transcription of this and george, youve blown me away. thank you for this

  • @DHawkBeats
    @DHawkBeats 2 роки тому +5

    I didn’t even realize the switch cuz I was starting to focus on the piano solo, then I noticed at the end “wait the clapping sounds good now” 😂

  • @c.a.g.3130
    @c.a.g.3130 2 роки тому +5

    Amazing what a little 5/4 will do.

  • @allstar7459
    @allstar7459 2 роки тому +3

    that was tricky smooth

  • @wocannaseilai5983
    @wocannaseilai5983 2 роки тому +45

    How on earth is this man playing so beautifully

    • @bobbyferretti
      @bobbyferretti 2 роки тому +12

      No idea since he literally has never played piano before this video was filmed

  • @manleeman5212
    @manleeman5212 2 роки тому +3

    I appreciate the comments bc the averageness of my ear I couldnt for the life of me find where he sipped in the extra beat

  • @BraindeadCRY
    @BraindeadCRY 2 роки тому +3

    The man plays some kick ass keys, but the way he played that crowd was truly virtuosic

  • @DantheTobinMan
    @DantheTobinMan 2 роки тому +1

    Took me a couple listens to understand, even after reading the comments, then I counted out "1 and 3 and", and I could tell the moment it changed as he had a 5/4 time signature as others have stated. So cool to tap my foot with the audience and it changes.

  • @AlefSousa017
    @AlefSousa017 2 роки тому +3

    Gotta love the drummer in the back praising him for fixing the audience claps

  • @CliffHuxtableSweater
    @CliffHuxtableSweater 2 роки тому +27

    Can’t lie that would’ve been torture in a black church or a blues club😂😂😂 and Harry has a black card and frequents the “cookout” so I know it was unbearable for him😭😭😭

    • @gamecokben
      @gamecokben 2 роки тому +6

      As a white person, I apologize for the embarrassing caucasity displayed by that audience

    • @TOAOM123
      @TOAOM123 2 роки тому +2

      @@gamecokben
      As a whute person I apologize for not a damn thing

    • @LamontCranst
      @LamontCranst 2 роки тому

      @@TOAOM123 Do _you_ clap on 1 and 3 instead of the backbeat?

    • @TOAOM123
      @TOAOM123 2 роки тому

      @@LamontCranst
      Nope

    • @jawdropshop
      @jawdropshop 2 роки тому +1

      😭😭😭

  • @nerdy_bumblebee
    @nerdy_bumblebee 2 роки тому +3

    I love how it's literally in like the first few bars of the solo because the moment he gets a little freedom he's like "okay I'm going to get these fucking idiots back on track"

  • @chillipepperoni
    @chillipepperoni 4 місяці тому +2

    Imagine the audience noticed that and said "Fauck your 5/4!!" then went clapping back to 1 and 3 💀

  • @Commonwealth96
    @Commonwealth96 Місяць тому

    It's the cuts to the bored-faced crowd clapping like they've got nothing else to do that gets me.

  • @Popsjoernalist
    @Popsjoernalist 2 роки тому +5

    On behalf of the Dutch: we're sorry. As it is with many of the Germanic off shoots: we lack swing and know only of marches and schlagers.

  • @Musikkeller-Innsider
    @Musikkeller-Innsider 2 роки тому +13

    Rhythmic trolling...

  • @heavypiano
    @heavypiano 2 роки тому

    OK, that was really fun to see transcribed. You're great, George!

  • @theoriginaledi
    @theoriginaledi Рік тому

    I know very little about music beyond a high school music theory class (a very good one for high school level, but still), but this has been one of my favorite things for years. It's so crafty and slick and fun!

  • @stevenhanley2371
    @stevenhanley2371 2 роки тому +4

    That was the smoothest correction I've ever seen

  • @halcyonacoustic7366
    @halcyonacoustic7366 2 роки тому +6

    I'm gonna guess that Harry said "come on y'all" there at the end. "Yo" is not in his vocabulary 😆

  • @richardmague5238
    @richardmague5238 2 роки тому

    I was thinking of this video days ago, hoping that I could someday look at the score. YOU DID IT ! I am so thrilled, thank you !

  • @Folboi
    @Folboi Рік тому +1

    He was so smooth with the change it took me 5.4 seconds to realise. ;)

  • @enricobianchi4499
    @enricobianchi4499 2 роки тому +5

    after watching this 3 or 4 times and reading the comments i still have 0 clue what's going on

    • @yoyoguy1st
      @yoyoguy1st 2 роки тому +2

      So basically what happening is the audience is clapping on the 1 and 3 of the beat, which just isn’t something you do in jazz/swing music so what he does is he plays a single measure of 5/4 in the solo to even out the clapping so they start clapping on the 2 and 4 of the beat without them noticing. It was extremely smooth how he went about doing it

    • @Gustavovisk21
      @Gustavovisk21 2 роки тому +1

      @@yoyoguy1st Can you point out when exactly this happens? I don’t understand sh*t about music theory and don’t listen to jazz, so I’m still oblivious to what is happening

    • @yoyoguy1st
      @yoyoguy1st 2 роки тому +2

      @@Gustavovisk21 Yeah sure! so :37 you see how it has the 5/4? Then switches back to 4 over 4? That's where he adds in the extra count so that way they're clapping on the right beat instead of the 1 and 3.

    • @JRCSalter
      @JRCSalter 5 місяців тому

      3 or 4? Amateur. I've likely watched this a hundred times, had it explained to me by many people more musically inclined than myself, and I still have no idea what's happening. I'm sure it's just a joke being played by the musical community, and everyone else is too afraid to say the Emperor has no clothes ... except you and me it seems like.

    • @CorrosiveCitrus
      @CorrosiveCitrus 12 днів тому

      ​@@JRCSalter maybe try counting along

  • @abrahamlincoln9758
    @abrahamlincoln9758 2 роки тому +3

    The hero they all needed but didn't deserve

  • @iAmNovaFilms
    @iAmNovaFilms 2 роки тому

    This video has been playing in my head non stop since I found it a couple years ago

  • @andylasceski
    @andylasceski 2 роки тому

    I watched this clip back so many time and it's hilarious seeing the audience having no clue what's going on. The musician in me was dying with the clapping on 1 and 3.

  • @neoshenlong
    @neoshenlong 2 роки тому +5

    That weird feeling you get when he plays the extra beat and the claps sound really weird for a second before fitting. The brain is pretty damn weird.

  • @woody5476
    @woody5476 2 роки тому +3

    I heard exactly when they changed, but didn't catch how he made them do it. That's absolutely genius!

  • @robzecc
    @robzecc Рік тому +2

    0:09 "wait for it, guys"..

  • @leovaldez680
    @leovaldez680 2 роки тому +1

    That was masterfully done. Nice job!

  • @ariadn3thread
    @ariadn3thread 2 роки тому +5

    This made me laugh for a minute straight when I finally noticed it omg. I want to send it to people but I don’t know anyone else who’ll get it 😭

  • @Quinnie0821
    @Quinnie0821 2 роки тому +3

    HE'S A GENIUS

  • @jwal1992
    @jwal1992 Місяць тому

    Was thinking about this clip the other day. Glad it popped back up in my algorithm

  • @RedSeabird96
    @RedSeabird96 Рік тому

    Had someone send this to me, I've never seen it before. Damn! That was a smooth transition! Lol and the crowd is just voting and none the wiser. That was awesome!

  • @DiscoCokkroach
    @DiscoCokkroach 2 роки тому +3

    It's funny how you can hear the air in the whole room shift when he plays that one bar in 5/4.

  • @barryeffendy9633
    @barryeffendy9633 2 роки тому +6

    smooth af

  • @fluffshepnetwork7067
    @fluffshepnetwork7067 5 місяців тому +1

    That 5/4 bar made all the difference. And the audience was none the wiser!

  • @AB-nu7wr
    @AB-nu7wr Рік тому

    Still coming back to this absolute mad lad, but let's all take a moment to appreciate the drummers reaction when Harry switched it up!